Roasted Potato & Fennel Soup
by heather
The past two weeks, the bountiful basket has included fennel. Fennel is awesome. It has vitamin C, potassium, B vitamins, fiber, calcium and iron. A one cup serving contains 27 calories. Fennel reportedly has medicinal properties, improving digestive health and helping with menstrual cramps. It even makes multiple appearances in Greek mythology, and was used as an award for ancient marathon runners. How would that feel? 'You just ran 25 miles in sandals. You win a VEGETABLE!' I personally would have Read more [...]
Stuffed Cheesy Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
by heather
This weekend I came across a great idea on Pinterest, and I just picked up several loaves of sourdough bread with my Bountiful Basket. The original calls of slices of deli meat, but we made it vegetarian and quite enjoyed it.
Stuffed Cheesy Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
1 loaf sourdough bread
8-10 slices of mozzarella cheese (depending on how you slice your bread)
1 cup marinated mushrooms*
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons
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Food Storage Friday: Squash and Bean Quesadillas with Apple Salsa
by heather
I originally posted this recipe earlier this year, but I didn't have time to take a picture. So here you go, revised and with picture. This recipe doesn't contain a "ton" of food storage ingredients, but it's tasty, healthy and a good way to mix it up. I found this recipe when I googled "the best thing to do with butternut squash" earlier this year on this blog. My husband hates squash (and especially pumpkin) and really liked this, so you know it's good. I made it earlier this year when my (non-vegetarian) Read more [...]
Food Storage Friday: Black Bean, Mango and Quinoa Salad
by heather
For those of you who are not yet familiar with this 'superfood', quinoa is a seed that comes from a plant closely related to spinach and beets. So although it is not technically a grain, you can pretty much use it like one. It cooks like rice, but contains complete proteins, fiber, iron, magnesium and phosphorus, is gluten free and has a little bit of a nutty flavor. From my reading it has a shelf-life comparable to wheat. (Although I don't think people have studying the shelf life of quinoa, for Read more [...]
Food Storage Friday: Southwestern Stuffed Peppers
by heather
I found this recipe on Pinterest, and what do you know, it turned out pretty well. (The recipe is originally from Simply Love Food.) She said to stuff three to four peppers with the filling. I used 2 average peppers and one long red pepper. I still had enough filling leftover to fill at least four more peppers. I spread it on tortillas with avocados and hot sauce for lunch for a few days. The original recipe calls for 1/2 lb ground turkey. I cut up a couple of cooked Boca burger patties. But if you Read more [...]
Food Storage Friday: Easy Vegan Tacos
by heather
Over the past few months I've been watching lots of documentaries on Netflix while folding the laundry. I tend to pick shows that relate to food, healthcare or history. And from my watching I've become far more conscious about what I purchase. I've decided that maybe organic really does matter (although sometimes it is impossible to find certain organic items, the organic selection is limited in the desert). I've decided that a plant-based diet is really the way to go. When I don't eat meat I feel Read more [...]
Food Storage Friday: Red Bean Burgers
by heather
As I have mentioned before my husband is a vegetarian (I'm more of a flexitarian). So I'm often experimenting with different ways of preparing meatless protein. One of the best (and cheapest) sources of plant-based protein is beans. (If you haven't noticed yet, we eat a lot of beans at my house.) Recently I tried out this recipe; they were pretty tasty, and packed with a whole lot of protein and fiber. Although I think that I liked the Pinto Bean Burgers a little more, it was good to try something Read more [...]
Food Storage Friday: Cafe Rio Style Black Beans-CopyCat recipe
by heather
Recently I was on a church committee to help with a dinner for the women in our neighborhood aka the Relief Society Birthday Dinner, which we're not allowed to call a birthday dinner anymore. Don't ask why, I don't know. We decided on chicken taco salads. We decided to purchase pre-seasoned and cooked black beans in #10 cans. One of my assignments was to bring said cans of beans in my crock pot. The night before my friend brought the beans to my house. Apparently our local Costco does not carry pre-seasoned Read more [...]
